2.6 —
Higher than 57% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.6
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Bolong · Suburb / Locality
Family & Households in Bolong
How families and households are made up across the area.
More than double the usual number of people live in two-person homes in Bolong, where 44.8% of households fit this pattern. This area sees a higher proportion of people living alone than most similar places, with a typical home holding 2.6 people.
2.6
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- 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
- 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
- 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
- 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
- 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
- 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
- 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
- 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
- 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
- 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
- 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
- 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
- 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
- 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
- 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
- 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
- 3.9–4.0: 258 areas
All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Bolong — higher than 57% of areas.
| Bolong | 2.6 |
|---|---|
| 2540 crosses NSW/OT | 2.3 |
| New South Wales | 2.6 |
| Australia | 2.5 |
Households
Average household size.
Almost 28% of residents live alone, which is a little above the national figure of 25.6%. While this is higher than most similar areas, the typical household size of 2.6 people is about the same as across New South Wales.
27.6% —
Higher than 63% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 19.4%
- 2021: 27.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →In Bolong, 2 people is the majority at 52%; 1 person is next at 32%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Nearly half of families in Bolong are couples with children, which is a high proportion. Single-parent families make up 12.7% of the total, a figure that is higher than most similar areas but a little below the Australian average of 14.1%.
12.7% —
Higher than 61% of suburb / locality areas.
- 2016: 21.8%
- 2021: 12.7%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Bolong, the largest group is Couples with children at 49%, followed by Couples without children (34%) and One-parent families (13%).
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Bolong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL10447/bolong/topic/family-households